The Caenorhabditis elegans UNC-14 RUN Domain Protein Binds to the Kinesin-1 and UNC-16 Complex and Regulates Synaptic Vesicle LocalizationD⃞

AUTOR(ES)

Sakamoto, Rie

FONTE

The American Society for Cell Biology

RESUMO

Kinesin-1 is a heterotetramer composed of kinesin heavy chain (KHC) and kinesin light chain (KLC). The Caenorhabditis elegans genome has a single KHC, encoded by the unc-116 gene, and two KLCs, encoded by the klc-1 and klc-2 genes. We show here that UNC-116/KHC and KLC-2 form a complex orthologous to conventional kinesin-1. KLC-2 also binds UNC-16, the C. elegans JIP3/JSAP1 JNK-signaling scaffold protein, and the UNC-14 RUN domain protein. The localization of UNC-16 and UNC-14 depends on kinesin-1 (UNC-116 and KLC-2). Furthermore, mutations in unc-16, klc-2, unc-116, and unc-14 all alter the localization of cargos containing synaptic vesicle markers. Double mutant analysis is consistent with these four genes functioning in the same pathway. Our data support a model whereby UNC-16 and UNC-14 function together as kinesin-1 cargos and regulators for the transport or localization of synaptic vesicle components.

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